The Ravens made it to the Superbowl this year!! I thought of you the moment they won! I hope that you are up there in Heaven smiling down on your team! I will watch the game and think of you the whole time! :)

June 28, 2012
Pop:
I miss you very much and all the dreams we had of building the train garden in my man cave in Florida.  We will ride trains and build gardens and have fun when we are once again together.  I miss your funny jokes and your smile.  I miss you calling me Stevers, but the nickname has stuck with the family so it always reminds me of you.  I miss your war stories, even though they made you sad and me, too.  You were a good man who was always there for your family, for mom and Aunt Vickie, for Jessica, Micki, Matthew, Christopher and me.  You were there for little Victor and even though you never got to see Catalina and the new baby, we know you are watching over us from above.  I love you very much and I miss you more.

Stevers

Dear Grand Pop, 

I know we never had a chance to meet, but my daddy and mommy tell me about you all the time. They tell me I have your chin and I seemed to growing tall like you. I hope one day to be able to walk the WWII memorial and see you. Tell the lord and Jesus I said hi, we spent 38 min together one day so I know your in good hands. 

Love you Catalina Ann Ditzel

Victor Wendet  (My Grandfather),

 Out of all the war stories, the ups and down, the ins and the outs, Victor Wendt was one of few Gentlemen left.  When we reflect on year's pasts and times we can only look back on in pictures and movies we see characters played out as men of honor, respect and integrity. Some of us would or could only hope to be like them. Victor Wendt was! He was and man who gave selflessly to God, country, and family. Victor was no man to ever run and hide. Wither if it was in the face of imminent danger, or lift a helping hand to a friend in need. Victor Wendt never complained, he just did it because it was the right thing to do. 

Through his life he had two beautiful daughters Alicia Ann Knothe (my mother) and Victoria Wendt (my aunt), five grandchildren Michaeline Francis Du Bois, Matthew Joseph Ditzel, Christopher Michael Knothe, Steven Alexander Knothe, Jessica Ash, and three great grandchildren Victor Du Bois, Catalina Ann Ditzel, and (to be named Oct 2012). A loving wife Edda Wendt, and a whole host of friends that love and miss him more and more each day that goes by. 

Sadly try as hard as we might, time does past us by and leaves us with the thoughts and memories of the ones we love, wishing that we could only have another moment to say the things we didn't or needed to say. Victor Wendt would have never wanted anyone to live like that. Victor would have said, “Come on, shake it of and get your self moving”. That's just how he was, and then maybe followed by some crazy off the wall joke. See that is the difference between Victor Wendt and most. Victor Wendt knew that problems were going to come no matter what; it was what we made out of them that truly defined us at the end of that day. 

In the end we see a man of honor, respect, and integrity. Eternal youth and life forever is what we would all like. Look back my friends and ask yourself, when this is all over what will be your story? Victor Wendt stories wither in the Stars at the WWII memorial in D.C. or at the next dinner table we all sit at will be told forever and passed on from generation to generation. That means Victor Wendt will live forever. 

Rest In Piece Pop, Matthew Ditzel   June 12, 2012

“I would like to be remembered as a man who had a wonderful time living life, a man who had good friends,             fine family - and I don't think I could ask for anything more than that, actually”
           ~Frank Sinatra

He was born in Brenham, Texas on September 20th, 1920. He was drafted in the military on November 16th, 1942, and served the United States Army during World War II from 1942-1945 as an infantry squad leader, engaging in combat in Belgium and German. He was responsible for issuing rations, supplies, and ammunition, directing fire, and mine laying and demolition. He also served as a rifleman, with use of the M1 Garand and the M1903 Springfield rifles. He also performed patrol, scout, and guard duties. He engaged in combat primarily in Aachen and Normandy. He was wounded twice on November 18th, 1944. He was awarded two Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star. He was awarded the French Jubilee of Liberty Medal by Congressman Robert Ehrlich of Maryland, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Invasion of Normandy by the Allied Forces on D-Day, June 6th, 1944.

He was the husband of my grandmother Etta Wendt for 61 years, married December 1st, 1950. He was the father of two daughters, Alicia and victoria, the grandfather of five grandchildren, Micki, Matthew, Christopher, Jessica, and Stephen, and the great grandfather of two great grandchildren, Lil' Victor and Catalina, with a third on the way.

Victor Wendt will be remembered not as a soldier of this country, but as a leader of a growing family that always looked up to him, and will miss him dearly.  He was a bonding force that cannot be replaced, a man of bravery in all he faced.  An idol to all under the family tree...forever in our hearts, no one could disagree.

I miss you and love you Pop.  Rest in peace.

(In the final hour of a gloomy, dreadful day on Sunday, May 27th, 2012, 8 hours after the passing of my grandfather Victor Wendt at the age of 91, I stepped outside for the first time. And almost as if to say goodbye, having moved on to a better place, the shielding cloud-covered skies parted momentarily, allowing the last warmth of the day's sun rays to cast down and warm my face.

In that moment, I knew my grandfather was safe and sound in his final resting place. Though overwhelmed with emotion, I scurried to grab my camera and captured that final moment of the day.)

I have only know Vic for a little over 6 years, and in those years I learned alot about Him, and his family.  There are very few people who can earn respect and keep that respect, He and I shared both.  We were brothers in arms, though generations apart, we had that bond.

Family was his life, and he was the peace keeper of his family when times would get tough, or the family started to become unsettled.  He loved his wife, his children, his grandchildren, and up until recenlty his only great grandchild which there are now 2 great grand kids.  He would go out of his way for the great grand son he had close to him, and in turn lil Victor would do what he could to bring a smile and seek acceptance for doing what he could for his "pop pop".

Vic you have a wonderful family, and I am proud and honored to have had the opportunity to be in your life.  I truly wish you and I would of had more time together.  We Old Soldiers sure are a stubborn and proud breed, though our experiences very different and decades apart from the other we still are and will always be connected.  I will continue to fight as long as I can for what is right, and will make what sacrafices I can to ensure your family is safe or taken care of within my means.  

Thank you for your sacrafices, and the honor of knowing a True Hero, not just as a soldier, but as a husband, father, and grandfather.

Your Grandson-In-Law, and Brother In Arms, 
SGT Michael L. Du Bois

I may have not known you that long, but you really made me feel welcomed.  I want to thank you for that and thank you for putting 'Da Bears' game on for me, even though you were a big Ravens fan.  That memory always makes me smile.  Will you be greatly missed, but I feel that you are up in Heaven watching over everyone you cared for and those who cared for you.  You were finally called home and were finally lifted out of your pain.  Rest in peace Victor.


God looked around His garden
And found an empty place
He then looked down upon the earth
And saw your tired face

He put His arms around you
And lifted you to rest
God's garden must be beautiful,
He always takes the best

He knew that you were suffering
He knew you were in pain,
He knew that you would never
Get well on earth again.

He saw the road was getting rough
And the hills were hard to climb
So He closed your weary eyelids,
And whispered “Peace Be Thine.”

It breaks our hearts to lose you
But you didn't go alone.
For part of us went with you,
The day God called you home.





I will miss you Pop, you were the greatest man I've ever known.  You were a complete package.  Hero, Father, Grandfather and Great-Grandfather.  You gave your all no matter how you felt and now you are at peace and can watch over us with restored sight till it is our time to join you once again.  I love you Pop, always.

Well Dad, you finally made it to Florida.  You can now sit on the swing out back and watch the ducks on the lake.  The weather is warm.  It is just the way you like it.  You were the best father any two daughters could be blessed with and a grandfather and great-grandfather beyond compare.  You truly were our hero and we will miss you for the rest of our days on this earth.  Love you always.

Hey Dad, you were a great Dad, Husband and Grandfather.  We were so lucky to have you with us for such a long healthy lifetime of love and fun.

Uncle Vic.  It's been so long since I have seen you but oh how I remember your sweet ways. Your smile would brighten the room when you walked in. I was always so excited to find out when you would be at grandmas house. I couldn't wait to see you.  I will always remember you uncle Vic. God certainly has picked a fun loving angel. I love you.  Claudia and Ronnie

Dad, we will miss you, but forever hold your memory in our hearts.  I know you are up in heaven thinking of little ways to play jokes on us down here. Love you, Ralph (P.S. Let me know next weeks Lotto #'s)

OBITUARY

Victor Wendt

September 20, 1920 – May 27, 2012

Sterling-Ashton-Schwab-Witzke Funeral Home of Catonsville, Inc.

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